Muhammad Iqbal 1877 – 1938
Muhammad Iqbal (1877 – 1938) was a Pakistani philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Islamic Philosophy and Political Philosophy.
Sir Muhammad Iqbal was an Indian-Pakistani Islamic philosopher, poet, and political thinker of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, widely regarded as the spiritual father of the modern state of Pakistan and as the most influential Muslim poet of the South Asian subcontinent. The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, his 1930 Madras Lectures, set out a sweeping renewal of Islamic philosophical theology in conversation with Bergson, Whitehead, and the new physics, in which the human ego, in its dynamic engagement with God and the world, is held to be the proper category through which Islamic philosophy may be renewed. His Persian and Urdu poetry, gathered in The Secrets of the Self and other collections, made the same philosophical project accessible to ordinary Muslim readers.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Pakistani
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Islamic Philosophy, Political Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Muhammad Iqbal:
“Khudi, the self, is the proper category through which Islamic philosophy must be renewed.”
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Attributed to Muhammad Iqbal:
“The mind that is most alive is the mind most in contact with God.”
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Attributed to Muhammad Iqbal:
“A people without a vital self is a people without a future.”
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Attributed to Muhammad Iqbal:
“Islam is not a finished system; it is a continuous engagement of the believing self with the world.”
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Attributed to Muhammad Iqbal:
“The reconstruction of religious thought is the proper labor of every generation of Muslims.”
Frequently asked about Muhammad Iqbal
- When did Muhammad Iqbal live?
- Muhammad Iqbal was born in 1877 and died in 1938.
- Where was Muhammad Iqbal from?
- Muhammad Iqbal was a Pakistani philosopher of the Modern era.
- What philosophical movements is Muhammad Iqbal associated with?
- Muhammad Iqbal was associated with Islamic Philosophy and Political Philosophy.
- What was Muhammad Iqbal known for?
- Sir Muhammad Iqbal was an Indian-Pakistani Islamic philosopher, poet, and political thinker of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, widely regarded as the spiritual father of the modern state of Pakistan and as the most influential Muslim poet of the South Asian subcontinent.
- How many quotes are attributed to Muhammad Iqbal?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Muhammad Iqbal in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.